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What did you think of this year's Blaze of Lights?

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce wants to know.

"Bluffton's Blaze is steeped in tradition, but we're always trying to make it better," said Paula Scott, chamber CEO. "We want everyone's feedback about the 2018 festival.

Your opportunity to provide feedback is in a invitation to participate in a brief survey about the Blaze.

CLICK HERE FOR THE SURVEY

The Icon spotted LED FT on a red Mazda in the Ada school parking lot.

Will affect local traffic patterns

Interstate 75 northbound near state Route 103 (Jefferson Street), Bluffton, will be restricted to one lane through the work zone Wednesday, Jan. 9, for guardrail and

The entrance ramp from state Route 103 (Jefferson Street) to Interstate 75 northbound will close the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 9, and is expected to reopen by the evening.

Traffic will be detoured onto state Route 103 and state Route 235 back to Interstate 75 northbound.

Replacement of 1,500 feet of gas line, project continues to Feb. 21

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Work began today by Northwest Drilling on behalf of Dominion Energy on the Grob Betterment project, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.

The project replacing roughly 1,500 feet of 2-inch steel and plastic mainline with an 8-inch plastic mainline.

Blackburn said that small amounts of new 2-inch, 4-inch and 6-inch plastic will also be used. The project is intended to provide increased gas flows to Grob.

Bluffton’s January school lunch menu is now on the Icon. Click here to view a printer-friendly menu of the entire month.

Reminder: No school on Monday, Jan. 21, for Martin Luther King Day.

Check out the video showing work underway

Extensive work on the Interstate 75 widening and reconstruction project in Findlay allowed the project to reach its first major milestones last year, and work continues as the project enters its third year of construction.

In 2018, the most notable changes in traffic patterns occurred off the mainline lanes of Interstate 75. In October, Lima Avenue closed to through traffic and pedestrians under U.S. 68/state Route 15 for approximately one year.

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